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Eastbound Baseline Road is closed at Fisher Avenue south of Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm because of a water main break.
The city said the closure stretches from Fisher to Lexington Street.
Baseline is a busy east-west road most times of the day, and the eastbound lanes are heavily used by morning commuters.
Detours include Dynes Road or Meadowlands Drive to continue east, or north on Fisher.
River ward Coun. Riley Brockington called the break a serious one, and said the closure could last several hours because the road has been “compromised.”
He said the city hopes to reopen eastbound lanes in time for the afternoon rush.